2011 Mexican Primera División Championship Round (Apertura)

Main article: 2011–12 Primera División de México season § Torneo Apertura
2011 Primera División de México
Tournament details
CountryMexico
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsUANL
Runner-upSantos Laguna
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored34 (2.43 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Mexico Oribe Peralta (3)

The Liguilla (English: Little League) of the 2011 Primera División de México Apertura is a final knockout tournament involving eight teams of the Primera División de México. The tournament will begin on November 19, 2011, and will end on December 11, 2011. The winners and runners-up of the competition will qualify for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League.

Teams

In a change from previous seasons, the 18 teams in the 2011 Apertura were not divided into three groups of six teams each. Instead, the eight best teams in the general table qualified for the competition.

S Team Manager Captain Performance at the 2011 Apertura
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Guadalajara Mexico Fernando Quirarte Mexico Héctor Reynoso 17 8 6 3 24 18 +6 30
2 Cruz Azul Mexico Enrique Meza Mexico Gerardo Torrado 17 8 5 4 21 14 +7 29
3 UANL Brazil Ricardo Ferretti Argentina Lucas Lobos 17 7 7 3 22 13 +9 28
4 Santos Laguna Mexico Benjamín Galindo Mexico Oswaldo Sánchez 17 8 3 6 29 25 +4 27
5 Chiapas Mexico José Guadalupe Cruz Chile Ismael Fuentes 17 7 5 5 28 23 +5 26
6 Pachuca Mexico Efraín Flores Mexico Leobardo López 17 7 5 5 28 25 +3 26
7 Morelia Mexico Tomás Boy Argentina Federico Vilar 17 7 5 5 25 22 +3 26
8 Querétaro Paraguay José Cardozo Uruguay Carlos Bueno 17 8 2 7 23 21 +2 26

Bracket

The eight qualified teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score.

The teams were seeded one to eight in quarterfinals, and will be re-seeded one to four in semifinals, depending on their position in the general table. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Guadalajara 1 0 1
8 Querétaro 2 0 2
8 Querétaro 0 0 0
3 UANL 0 1 1
3 UANL 1 3 4
6 Pachuca 0 0 0
3 UANL 1 3 4
4 Santos Laguna 0 1 1
2 Cruz Azul 1 1 2
7 Morelia 2 2 4
7 Morelia 2 2 4
4 Santos Laguna 1 3 4
4 Santos Laguna 2 2 4
5 Chiapas 2 1 3

Quarter-finals

The first legs of the quarterfinals were played on November 19 and 20. The second legs were played on November 26 and 27.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Querétaro (8) 2 – 1 (1) Guadalajara 2 – 1 0 – 0
Morelia (7) 4 – 2 (2) Cruz Azul 2 – 1 2 – 1
Pachuca (6) 0 – 4 (3) UANL 0 – 1 0 – 3
Chiapas (5) 3 – 4 (4) Santos Laguna 2 – 2 1 – 2

Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6 unless stated otherwise).

First leg

November 19, 2011 Morelia 2 – 1 Cruz Azul Estadio Morelos, Morelia
19:00
Márquez 78', 85'		 Report 32' Orozco
Red card 70' Pinto		 Referee: Erim Ramírez
November 19, 2011 Querétaro 2 – 1 Guadalajara Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro
17:00 Bueno 9', 70' Report 90+2' Enríquez Referee: Fernando Guerrero
November 20, 2011 Chiapas 2 – 2 Santos Laguna Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna, Tuxtla Gutiérrez
16:00 J. Martínez 84'
Arizala 92'		 Report 4' Baloy
32' Peralta
Red card 71' Cárdenas		 Referee: Ricardo Arellano
November 20, 2011 Pachuca 0 – 1 UANL Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca
18:00 Report 26' Mancilla
Red card 62' Salcido		 Referee: Paul Delgadillo

Second leg

November 26, 2011 Cruz Azul 1 – 2 Morelia Estadio Azul, Mexico City
17:00 Vela 37'
Torrado Yellow card 71' Yellow-red card		 Report 17' Sabah
22' Lugo		 Referee: Marco Antonio Rodriguez
November 26, 2011 Guadalajara 0 – 0 Querétaro Estadio Omnilife, Zapopan
19:00 Report Referee: Mauricio Morales
November 27, 2011 Santos Laguna 2 – 1 Chiapas Estadio Corona, Torreón
17:00 Quintero 41'
Ludueña 73'		 Report 66' J. Martínez Referee: Roberto García Orozco
November 27, 2011 UANL 3 – 0 Pachuca Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás
19:00 Viniegra 11'
Lobos 26'
Álvarez 36'		 Report Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 61' Herrera Referee: Francisco Chacón

Semi-finals

The first legs of the semifinals were played on November 30 and December 1. The second legs were played on December 3 and 4.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Querétaro (8) 0 – 1 (3) UANL 0 – 0 0 – 1
Morelia (7) 4 – 4 (4) Santos Laguna 2 – 1 2 – 3

Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6 unless stated otherwise).

First leg

November 30, 2011 Morelia 2 – 1 Santos Laguna Estadio Morelos, Morelia
20:30 Lozano 13'
Lugo 25'		 Report 83' Peralta
Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 87' Mares		 Referee: Paul Delgadillo
December 1, 2011 Querétaro 0 – 0 UANL Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro
19:00 Report Referee: Roberto García Orozco

Second leg

December 3, 2011 Santos Laguna 3 – 2 Morelia Estadio Corona, Torreón
19:00 Rodríguez 34' (pen.)
Suárez 52', 64'		 Report Red card 33' Huiqui
74', 87' Sepúlveda
Red card 90+1' Leão		 Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez Moreno
December 4, 2011 UANL 1 – 0 Querétaro Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás
18:00 López Mondragón 44' (o.g.) Report Red card 90+3' Vázquez Referee: Francisco Chacón

Final

Main article: 2011 Primera División de México Apertura Liguilla Final

The first leg of the final will be played on December 8, the second leg on December 11.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UANL (3) 4 – 1 (4) Santos Laguna 1 – 0 3 – 1

Kickoffs are given in local time (UTC-6 unless stated otherwise).

First leg

December 8, 2011 Santos Laguna 0 – 1 UANL Estadio Corona, Torreón
20:30 Sánchez Yellow card 23'
Rodríguez Red card 23'
Estrada Yellow card 29'
Morales Yellow card 59'
Baloy Yellow card 81'		 Report 7' Álvarez Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Paul Delgadillo

Second leg

December 11, 2011 UANL 3 – 1 Santos Laguna Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás
18:00 Torres Yellow card 36'
Lobos Yellow card 38'
Mancilla 52'
Mancilla Yellow card 56'
Danilinho 63'
Jiménez Red card 69'
Pulido 87'		 Report Red card 12' Sánchez
Yellow card 19' Salinas
30' Peralta
Yellow card 66' Morales
Red card 69' Baloy
Yellow card 70' Quintero		 Attendance: 43,000[1]
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
Apertura 2011 winners:
Tigres UANL
3rd Title

References

  1. ^ "Campeones Otra Vez" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2011.